Banana-crate.



- 'PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905. I 0. GRANKB.

BANANA CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1904.

Wihwmw UNITED STATES Patented June 20, 1905.

OTTO GRANKE, OF LA OROSSE, WISCONSIN.

BANANA-CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,771, dated June 20, 1905.

Application filed November 25, 1904. Serial No. 234,31;-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O'rro GRANKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse and State of VVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Banana-Crates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to banana-crates of the kind adapted to hold a bunch of bananas in a sack within the crate.

One of the objects of my device is to provide a simple and convenient means for adjusting the bail or ring which surrounds the crate and which is attached to the bag or sack within the crate forholding a bunch of bananas.

Another object of my invention is to provide a bail-catch which will permit the ready adjustment of the bail to tighten the sack and which can be produced at slight cost and which will be strong, durable, and efficient in use. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates in side view a banana-crate in which my bail-catch is shown in position for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my bail-catch. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the center of the catch.

Referring to the drawings for a more particular description of my invention, the numeral 1 denotes the bag or sack, usually made of burlap and secured to a hoop 2 at the upper portion of the crate. The hoop or ring 2 is secured to the crate by suitable fastenings. Uprights or slats 3 extend from the hoop 2 at the top to a supporting rim or hoop 6 at the bottom, and said slats are held by a hoop 5, surrounding them at the required distance below the hoop 2. Intermediate the hoops 4 and 6 is a hoop 5, secured inside the I slats, and a wire bail or ring 7 surrounds the slats outside the hoop 5, the bag material being secured to said ring or bail 7 intermediate the slats.

It sometimes becomes necessary to adjust the tension of the sack 1 to accommodate bunches of bananas of varying lengths and sizes, and hence my bail-catch 8 is applied to theslats 3 at the required point to serve as adjusting means for the bail 7, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The bail-catch consists of a flat piece of metal of suitable thickness, having a longitudinal series of tongues 9, cut from the body of the plate and bent outward and upward, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, said tongues extending downward and occupying such positions relative to the plate as will admit the bail 7 between the tongue and the plate. It is to be noted that the shoulder 10 of the tongue forms a rounded or inclined surface which permits the bail to ride over the same and down underneath the tongue.

The operation of my device will be readily understood from the foregoing and may be briefly described as follows: When it is desired to stretch or adjust the sack 1, the bail 7 is merely pushed down from one tongue to the other until the required tension is produced upon the sack material, the bail 7riding over the tongues and catch in an obvious manner.

From the foregoing it will be seen that my device is of a simple character, can bemanufactured at slight cost, is exceedingly durable and useful for its purpose, and may be used on crates of various sizes.

Various changes in the shape. proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described banana-crate com prising a series of hoops connected by slats or uped shoulders for permitting the bail to ride over the tongues to adjust the sack.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 1n presence of twosubscriblng wlt- IO nesses.

OTTO GRANKE.

Witnesses:

MATILDA M. MAGERKIEWICZ, R. S. HYDE. 

